Three Quartets
| Three Quartets | ||||
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Los Angeles, California | ||||
| Genre | Post-bop, jazz | |||
| Length | 39:08 (original album) / 61:03 (CD reissue) | |||
| Label | Stretch Records | |||
| Producer | Chick Corea | |||
| Chick Corea chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [2] |
Three Quartets is a studio album released in 1981 by jazz pianist
Eddie Gómez and drummer Steve Gadd
.
Composition
All compositions are by Corea who wanted to create an album of quartets like the many
Impressionist
periods, but with jazz instrumentation.
"Quartet No. 1" uses a 1-chord (G altered) solo
vamp over a rock
beat in 3/4, and a repeated theme that uses stacked fourths.
The second track, "Quartet No. 2 (Part I)" is a ballad, dedicated to jazz pioneer Duke Ellington, incorporating many of the Western classical harmonies and tensions that Ellington used in much of his playing. "Quartet No. 2 (Part II)" is dedicated to jazz saxophone legend John Coltrane.
Track listing
All compositions by Chick Corea except as noted.
- "Quartet No. 1" – (10:16)
- "Quartet No. 3" – (9:41)
- "Quartet No. 2" - Part I (Dedicated to Duke Ellington)" – (7:09)
- "Quartet No. 2" - Part II (Dedicated to John Coltrane)" – (12:01)
The CD reissue contains several tracks that were recorded during the same sessions as the original album but not released at the time. These are:
- "Folk Song" – (5:51)
- "Hairy Canary" – (3:43)
- "Slippery When Wet" – (6:02)
- "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) – (6:17)
Corea plays drums on "Confirmation" instead of Steve Gadd.
Personnel
Musicians
- Chick Corea – piano; drums (track 8)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Eddie Gómez – double bass
- Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 1-7)
Production
- Bernie Kirsh – recording and mixing engineer
- Duncan Aldrich – assistant engineer
- Joel Strote – associate executive producer
- Adam Zelinka – post producer
- Stephen Marcussen – remastering
- Sonny Mediana – graphic design
- Andy Baltimore – creative director
- Dan Serrano – graphic design
- Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
- Darryl Pitt – photography
- Susan Garson – project coordinator
- Richard Veloso – art producer
Chart performance
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Billboard 200 | 179 [3] |
| 1981 | Billboard Jazz Albums | 17 [3] |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Chick Corea - Three Quartets (1981) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ a b "Chick Corea - Three Quartets (1981) | Awards | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
